Manor Life

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Lords and peasants supported each otherLords became rich because of the peasants working Lords protected peasantsMost peasants were born and died without stepping foot outside the manor. 1 out of 3 children lived to be 1 year old. Children were ignored. Life expectancy of a woman was 24 years old. They married at 12 years old, males married at 14. People who lived to be 40 looked like they were 80 years old.How did the Manoralism system work?What is manorialism exactly?Running the ManorCountry people lived there

Few goods were imported from the outside

Had public village feasts around Christmastime, harvest, etc.

Lord lived there with his familyManorialism: Life on a ManorDue: Tuesday, March 11th, 2014By: Maddie Felix, Matt Fasick, Alaira Kish, Laura Cole and Ashton CraycraftWhat did it consist of?The Building ItselfOur 3 Questions

Looked like castles

Rich-looking

Only wealthy Lords and their servants/workers lived there

Extensive land or grounds

Had gardens and/or stables

Protected by a high wall and/or a moat

Usually the center of the community

1.Who lived in a manor?

2.What did the manor provide for the community?

3.What did the manors look like? What was included in the grounds and land of a manor?

Bonus:Who was the Reeve and what was their job?Manor Life

Manorialism- a social system in which peasents worked on a lord's land and supplied him with food in exchange for his protection of themThe People Who Lived ThereFarmers

Lord

Lord's family

Steward

Additional servants/workers

Reeve (Overseer of the manor)Thank You!Questions or Comments?Hope you liked it!The End!MJFACMFLCACMJFLCMJF